After a video of a woman revealing the gender of her baby by opening a brand new Hermes Birkin bag went viral, she has been faced with a barrage of criticism.
In a departure from the customary balloons and confetti associated with traditional gender reveals, an unidentified woman made a unique choice to commemorate the news of her baby girl.
Instead of the usual props, she decided to celebrate by revealing a $32,550 pink handbag. This unconventional approach has garnered attention and sparked discussions.
The video, which was captioned 'How rich people do gender reveals', originally shared by Luxe Du Jour on Instagram, a retail store specializing in designer handbags, featured a man presenting the woman with an orange box.
As she opened it, a pink bag was revealed inside, symbolizing the gender of her baby.
The woman excitedly jumped, clapped, and hugged the handbag after taking it out of the box.
Despite the mum-to-be's emotional reaction of joy, shedding tears upon seeing the luxurious handbag, viewers on social media responded with merciless mockery, labeling her as 'materialistic' and 'superficial'.
In the comments section, the store added: "The only way bag addicts should do gender reveals."
According to 1stDibs.com, the Hermes Birkin 25 handbag, similar to the one featured in the video, has a retail price of $32,550.
This is so stupid, can you just do it traditionally? One person commented.
Is she really excited about having a baby girl or happy about a luxury bag worth tens of thousands of dollars? Another asked.
Nonsense, freaking nonsense, someone complained.
The most sacred thing has been broken by material ambition, wrote another.
Am I the only one who thinks that is super materialistic? Someone asked.
